Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Agustin Rodriguez is “certain” Cristiano Ronaldo and Iker Casillas will leave the Bernabeu at the end of the season.
Speaking on Directo Marca, Rodriguez suggests information on both players will be printed before Los Blancos’ Champions League semi-final second leg with Juventus on Wednesday night: “I am certain that Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo are going to leave at the end of the season. We’ll see as much in the news that comes out in Wednesday’s papers.”
While this sounds ominous, no further comments have been made.
Ronaldo is enjoying a typically prolific season, despite his frustrations. He remains Europe’s top domestic goalscorer, leading the way for the 2015 Golden Shoe with 42 strikes in La Liga so far. He is Madrid’s main hope for overturning the 2-1 deficit against Juventus, but he’s succumbed to multiple instances of frustration on the pitch in recent times, reports Bleacherreport.
He was visibly annoyed when Gareth Bale failed to set him up with a tap-in back in January, as reported by the Associated Press
Similar to this, he reacted with frustration when Bale netted against Levante, per James Whaling of the Mirror. He then did the same when Alvaro Arbeloa slid the ball home against Almeria, as reported by Metro.
Ronaldo also risked the wrath of Spanish league officials with his “calm down” celebration during March’s Clasico, a match in which he is also said to have “touched his balls” in a provocative manner toward the referee, as reported by Marca.
After Madrid’s inconsequential April loss to Schalke, Ronaldo also refused to speak to the media for the rest of the season, per Dermot Corrigan of ESPN FC.
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